ASTROLOGY - COMETS Woodcut from the titlepage of Cometen Historia. Das ist: Kurtze Beschreibung der fuernembsten Cometen. The comet depicted is that of 1618. The zodiac, which is given such emphasis in this cut, was important in mediaeval cosmetology, as the part of the zodiac from whence a comet arose (or was first seen) was held to determine its predictive significance.

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